<p>I know they are completely different schools in terms of location, size, etc. and one is private and the other public...but I am talking about prestige. Tulane is considered a prestigious school, but I'm not sure if Madison is really considered an impresive school. Despite their differences, both of them appeal to me.....I am just curious about what the world thinks of these universities and which one is more impressive</p>
<p>In the academic world UW is FAR more prestigious and accomplished. For starters:</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univer...l_informa%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Univer...l_informa</a> tion</p>
<p>prestige....<em>shakes head</em></p>
<p>chicago better than yale.. ha
ucsd better than penn.. haha
rockafeller better than northwestern/duke.. hahaha</p>
<p>barrons, you should be ashamed of yourself.</p>
<p>My daughter has been accepted to both and has the same question. General opinion seems to be Wisconsin -- but I suspect that is based on older stereotypes of Tulane as only a party school (which was Wisconsin's reputation for the longest time...!).</p>
<p>They are too different to compare. What do you want to do with your future?</p>
<p>esrajay,
The two schools are so different, it is hardly likely that anyone will like both equally well. Opherush is aware of that, and he is asking which one is more prestigious...not which one is better.</p>
<p>So technically Barrons is correct. Wisconsin outpolled Tulane by 4.2 to 3.5 in peer assessment. University presidents and deans voted for Wisconsin.</p>
<p>Btw, your analogy is not correct. Yale(4.9) beats Chicago(4.6) and Penn(4.6) beats UCSD(3.8).</p>
<p>USNWR ranks Wisconsin #32 and Tulane #43. So Wisconsin wins the popular votes too!</p>
<p>Ask the wrong question and you will get the wrong answer...</p>
<p>boxmaker: Wisconsin still has the party school fame. You should visit Madison during Halloween. Work hard, play hard...</p>
<p>I'm planning on an english major....it is surprising that a state school like wisconsin seems to be more highly regarded than a private university such as tulane...</p>
<p>Public schools aren't all bad. Michigan and Cal are generally considered top 15 universities in the nation...on par with the lower ivies and other elite private universities. UVA, UNC, UCLA, Wisconsin and a couple other State schools aren't far behind. Tulane is an up and coming university, but it is still not at the same level as Wisconsin in terms of national reputation and it is far behind in terms of academic excellence. </p>
<p>But it is always important to remember that what you make of your education is primarily your own responsibility and Tulane is a good university that will give you all the opportunities to need for a successful future. So decide based on what makes you happy.</p>
<p>This isn't the first time ive seen people deciding between the two. Both have party scenes (which isn't mutually exclusive with top academics and only novice at this research believe otherwise) but overall Wisconsin is not only cheaper but stronger at a wide array of fields. </p>
<p>Quite frankly, to the "average" american, Tulane will be unknown while atleast most people have heard "On Wisconsin". Even with top 25 schools, only a few have complete national recognition.</p>
<p>Esrajay, just because you don't like the answer does not make it wrong. I provided three separate opinions and together one can get a good picture of where schools fall.</p>
<p>What Transfer said.</p>
<p>For English, go with Wisconsin. It has the stronger program in my opinion.</p>
<p>Many of the graduate programs at Madison are in the top ten or fifteen nationally; most specialties within the history department, for example, are more highly ranked in USNWR than some of the Ivys. This has been the case for years; it isn not ar ecent phenomenon. This does not impact directly on undergraduate programs, which are somewhat less selective than the topg raduate programs at the school, though it does mean some of the TAs an undergraduate will have are among the very best and brightest in their fields. It does, however, mean that overall UW-Madison is a school with a very prominent place in the academic world with prestige that fancier sounding private universities may lack. And a school as large and well established as UW-Madison will always have a substantial number of top students among its undergraduates, whether for financial or other reasons</p>
<p>I agree with Carolyn. Wisconsin has a stronger English department. I'm just curious that if you are interested in English, why limit yourself to these two?</p>
<p>These are the two best schools I got into......I'm not positive on an english major, but I am certainly staying away from math and science. I have visited both and like different things about each respective school. I had never considered Wisconsin to be such a highly regarded school, but I suppose that is because I always had the mentality that private schools were somehow better. If the majority of people feel that Wisconsin has more of a "name" and holds more prestige I will certainly give wisconsin a harder look.</p>
<p>It is a misconception that private schools are better than state schools. In fact, if you look at the top 100 universities in the nation, more than half would be public. And Wisconsin is one of the very best. I attribute this misconception to the fact that of the top 25 universities in the nation, roughly 20 are private. So when people think of the best of the best, generally, they think of private universities.</p>
<p>Still, Wisconsin is one of just 10 universities (Harvard, Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Cornell, Columbia, Princeton, UCLA and Yale being the other 9) in the nation that is ranked among the top 20 in the 12 ranked disciplines of the USNWR (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology). So clearly, Wisconsin is in fine company. Wisconsin is also #13 in undergraduate Business and #14 in undergraduate Engineering. Wisconsin is also very strong in the Humanities, especially in the languages and international studies.</p>
<p>The UW campus and overall environment is pretty decent too. I have been to both campuses and there is no comparison--UW is much better and has much more going on. The UW student union setting is unique and attracts thousands during the warm weather months. Madison is not New Orleans but it has its moments.</p>
<p>Check it out for yourself:</p>
<p>barrons, you have mad some good points about which school is better. However, to support your opinion with this:
<a href="http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/top500(1-100).htm">http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/top500(1-100).htm</a>
is just stupid. Firstly, Opherush should choose a school NOT based on rankings since they are so similar. Secondly that is one of the worst rankings I have ever seen.</p>
<p>GoBlue81, you are a moron. Please read my "analogy" again. Do you actually believe I think chicago better than yale, ucsd better than penn, and rockafeller better than northwestern/duke? No, its called sarcasm, which is indicated by the "haha" at the end (meaning, I was laughing at how any ranking could put rockafeller above duke).</p>
<p>Now to opherush, IMO I think Tulane is better in a few departments. However Tulane is NOT one of them. Your best bet would be to go to UW.</p>